Drive-by victim dies of injuries

STOCKTON - A man who suffered a gunshot wound to the head in a drive-by shooting Friday night in south Stockton died Tuesday, police said.

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STOCKTON - A man who suffered a gunshot wound to the head in a drive-by shooting Friday night in south Stockton died Tuesday, police said.

The man was identified by police as 32-year-old Pedro Valenzuela. Valenzuela and a 24-year-old woman were shot about 8:40 p.m. Friday near West Third and South Harrison streets, authorities said.

Valenzuela is the 66th homicide Stockton police have investigated in 2012. The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office is investigating 10 murders, five of which occurred near Stockton city limits.

Police were unable to identify Valenzuela until Tuesday, a day after asking for the public's help. Authorities allowed media outlets to photograph the man in the intensive care unit at a hospital. A Univision viewer called the Spanish-language network with information that led to the man's identification, said Officer Joe Silva, a spokesman for the Stockton Police Department.